It's that time of the year again, and while most of us will be basking in the glorious exam season weather, thousands of students across the country will be sitting the most important exams of their lives so far.

But most of us have been there too, and don't miss the fear one bit.

Here's 14 terrible memories of the Leaving Cert that will never leave you:

1. The torturous moment you see your timetable for the first time

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THE DREAD.

2. The realisation that your timetable is rubbish - no matter what way you look at it

Whether you do Applied Maths, Physics or Chemistry and have to drag it out until the final days, or have all of your subjects squashed up beside each other, it's always going to be bad.

3. Those people who ask for more paper

Beeeeeeeeeep. One of the shrillest sounds you'll ever be exposed to, the ancient tape recorders which always went fuzzy, the Donegal accents all make for a typical Irish oral exam.

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5. The panicked moment when you need to go to the toilet in the middle of the exam

The internal conversation that goes something like this:

'Oh god, I need to go to the toilet.

'How long have I left, do I have time?

'Ah not long left, I'll leave it.

'No I'll go, might get a bit of divine inspiration.

'God, the exam attendant will have to come with me.

'I'll leave it so.

'No, I may go.' It goes on..

6. Your maths log book

What? (Image: Wordpress)

The mind boggles.

7. Older siblings and pals telling you: 'Sure I didn't study at all and I was fine'

Pipe down, swats!

8. The smell

Between the old PE hall in the school kitted out for exam season to the body odour stench from sweaty panicked students, it's not a smell we fancy revisiting.

9. Not being able to fit your essay into the given titles

You had it perfectly prepared and thought you had every base covered with this supreme essay, but the moment you see the titles, your world comes crashing down around you - it just won't fit.

10. Colour coding all your notes - but not actually studying them

The study preparation was almost more important. Buying every colour pen, a lovely fresh refill pad, Q cards and highlighting all of your notes perfectly - even starting on a clean sheet if you made a mistake on the previous. Procrastination at its finest.

11. Packing your pencil case meticulously

All the pens! (Image: Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

You've got 17 pens, three pencils, a ruler, spare battery for the calculator, holy medal just in case - but you know well you'll only use your favourite pen.

12. Frantically checking old marking schemes

And even trying a cheeky peek at this year's, not going to work, pals.

13. The post-mortems after exams

Let's not talk about it (Image: Gareth Chaney/Collins Agency)

"How did you get on? What essay did you do?"

You just want to be left alone but the curiosity wins out, even though you're just glad that it's all over.

14. Resorting to praying furiously

Granny has lit a candle, but no harm to get a few extra Hail Marys in.

Best of luck to all our readers and their families doing exams this year, you can do it!